baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2575229-A (GB)
Title: Ink composition for inkjet printing
Inventor: EMANUELA MORGAN BELTRAME
IPC: C09D11/52
Filed: 2018-03-28
Abstract: An ink composition comprises a liquid carrier, a colorant, >0.1 wt.% siloxane surfactant, and a metal conductivity salt. The liquid carrier may be an organic solvent comprising methyl ethyl ketone, acetone, and/or ethanol. The colorant may be a carbon black dispersion. The siloxane surfactant may be a polyether-modified siloxane surfactant, which may be present in an amount of ≥0.3 wt.%. The metal conductivity salt may be a Group 1 metal salt, such as potassium hexafluorophosphate, potassium/sodium iodide, or potassium/sodium thiocyanate and may be present in an amount of 0.3-4 wt.%. In the absence of the metal conductivity salt, the ink composition has a conductivity of <500 µS/cm. A printing method comprising depositing the ink composition onto a substrate followed by at least partial evaporation of the liquid carrier is also disclosed. Preferably, the step of depositing the ink composition comprises ejecting droplets thereof from an inkjet print head.
Patent GB-2558131-A (GB)
Title: Anti-CD47 antibodies and methods of use
Inventor: FRANK GROSVELD
IPC: C07K16/28
Filed: 2016-09-21
Abstract: Disclosed herein are anti-CD47 antibody molecules, their manufacture and use in treating disorders associated with CD47 expression, for example, certain hematological cancers and solid tumors.
Patent GB-2563335-A (GB)
Title: Beam switching using common and differential modes
Inventor: SAMPSON HU
IPC: H01Q3/24
Filed: 2018-05-04
Abstract: An antenna arrangement comprises at least first and second radiating elements 1, 2 each with an associated RF switch 3, 4 where a link connection 7, between the radiating elements 1, 2, is formed when the radiating elements are operating in an unbalanced (differential) mode. The RF switches 3, 4 are operable to selectively connect either the first or the second radiating element 1, 2 individually to an RF port 6, via matching circuits M1 or M2, such that they operate in an unbalanced mode, or to connect them together via a matching circuit M3 to the RF port 6 such that they operate in a balanced mode. The link connection 7 introduces a better signal isolation between the elements in the differential mode and a different radiation pattern to that provided in the balanced (common) mode. The said different radiation patterns may be utilised in antenna array beamforming or MIMO systems. The link connection 7 may be a direct connection or may include a switch and/or lumped component impedance elements such as resistors, capacitors and inductors. The radiating elements 1, 2 may be folded or loop monopoles in a nested configuration.
Patent GB-2570792-A (GB)
Title: Image capturing apparatus, method of controlling the same, and storage medium
Inventor: HIDEKI KADOI
IPC: H04N5/232
Filed: 2018-12-18
Abstract: Image capturing device that: acquires data about images captured by the image capturing device; registers (categorises) as supervised data, the acquired data from images acquired manually based on a user instruction to capture an image, and the acquired data from images automatically captured; learns a condition for capturing an image based on the supervised data; and automatically captures an image based on the learnt condition. In embodiments the device is a life-logging camera or such a wearable photography apparatus. The benefit is the ability to readily generate a supervised dataset to train a machine learning classifier or neural network to recognise automatic capture opportunities. This is done using relatively few manually captured images together with associated automatically captured images to build a larger training set. Preferably the automatically taken pictures are used in the supervised data set with a supervised value score based on the proximity of the capture time to a manual capture, or the similarity in settings (such as focus) to a manual capture.
Patent GB-2575153-A (GB)
Title: Determining image handle locations
Inventor: MRIDUL KAVIDAYAL
IPC: G06T13/40
Filed: 2019-04-26
Abstract: An image 302 or 306 is provided to a neural network as input, and the neural network translates the input image to an output image 304 or 308 that includes clusters of pixels against a background that have intensities greater than an intensity of the background and that indicate candidate handle locations. Intensities of clusters of pixels in an output image are compared to a threshold intensity level to determine a set of the clusters of pixels satisfying an intensity constraint. The threshold intensity level can be user-selectable. so that a user can control a density of handles. A handle location for each cluster of the set of clusters is determined from a centroid of each cluster. Handle locations include a coordinate for the handle location and an attribute classifying a degree of freedom for a handle at the handle location.
Patent GB-2569933-A (GB)
Title: High-strength reinforcing steel and method for manufacturing same
Inventor: JUN HO CHUNG
IPC: C22C38/60
Filed: 2017-10-20
Abstract: A method for manufacturing a high-strength reinforcing steel according to an embodiment comprises: a step for re-heating a slab at a temperature range of 1000-1100°C, the slab comprising, by means of wt%, 0.18-0.45% of carbon (C), 0.05-0.30% of silicon (Si), 0.40-3.00% of manganese (Mn), more than 0 and equal to or less than 0.04% of phosphorus (P), more than 0 and equal to or less than 0.04% of sulfur (S), more than 0 and equal to or less than 1.0% of chromium (Cr), more than 0 and equal to or less than 0.50% of copper (Cu), more than 0 and equal to or less than 0.25% of nickel (Ni), more than 0 and equal to or less than 0.50% of molybdenum (Mo), more than 0 and equal to or less than 0.040% of aluminum (Al), more than 0 and equal to or less than 0.20% of vanadium (V), more than 0 and equal to or less than 0.040% of nitrogen (N), more than 0 and equal to or less than 0.1% of antimony (Sb), more than 0 and equal to or less than 0.1% of tin (Sn), and the balance iron (Fe) and other inevitably contained impurities; a step for finish hot-rolling the re-heated slab at a temperature of 850-1000°C; and a step for cooling the hot-rolled steel material at a temperature of Ms (°C) passing through a temp-core process.
Patent GB-2571229-A (GB)
Title: Additives to reduce the crystallization temperature of brines and methods of use
Inventor: JESSICA PAOLA RAMIREZ ANGULO
IPC: C09K8/18
Filed: 2017-01-10
Abstract: A composition of a treatment fluid having an aqueous base fluid and a true crystallization temperature reduction additive. A method includes providing a treatment fluid having an aqueous base fluid, adding a true crystallization temperature reduction additive and placing the treatment fluid in a subterranean wellbore.
Patent GB-2585043-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for predicting turbocharger failure modes
Inventor: DAVID WILKINSON
IPC: G01M15/14
Filed: 2019-06-25
Abstract: A method of monitoring a turbocharger system 120 comprises measuring amplitude of vibration of the turbocharger, identifying a local amplitude peak of sub-synchronous vibrational behaviour, within a sub-range of frequencies higher than maximum engine rotation frequency and lower than maximum turbocharger rotation frequency. The rate of change of the peak is used to predict a failure mode. The failure mode utilised may be selected based on the type of failure which use different thresholds. Changes in sub-synchronous vibrational behaviour of the turbocharger assembly may be used to distinguish between failure modes such as wear and coking.
Patent GB-2583390-A (GB)
Title: Gas turbine combustion chamber
Inventor: JAMAN EL MASALME
IPC: F23R3/04
Filed: 2019-10-11
Abstract: A gas turbine combustion chamber 10 has a combustion chamber housing 11 and a burner 12, with at least a portion of the burner positioned in the combustion chamber housing. A flame tube 15 is also positioned in the combustion chamber housing, and the flame tube provides a primary combustion zone 16 of the gas turbine combustion chamber. A flame tube cover 17 is positioned on an upstream end of the flame tube and an adjacent mixing tube 19 extends radially and adjoins the flame tube cover. An axial air flow passage 20 is formed between the mixing tube and the flame tube cover, and in use, the axial air flow passage conducts cooling air in an axial direction outside and along the mixing tube. Radial air flow ducts 22 are provided in the flame tube cover and conduct the air following the axial air flow passage to cool the flame tube cover. The radial air flow ducts in the flame tube cover may follow a curved or spiral pathway (22 Fig 2), and a seal 28 may be provided between the mixing tube and flame tube cover. The improved cooling increases the lifespan of the combustion chamber.
Patent GB-2590973-A (GB)
Title: Composition comprising a lip interacting component
Inventor: ANDREW KITCHNER
IPC: A61Q19/00
Filed: 2020-01-10
Abstract: A composition comprising one or more lip interacting components, the lip interacting components (e.g. a sanshool, bungeanool, spilanthol, a capsaicinoid) having an ability to interact with one or more dermal receptors (e.g. those that interact with hydroxy-α-sanshool) in the lips of a user, the receptors having a role in the perception of, or change in, one or more of: temperature; touch/pressure; and pain; wherein in use, when the composition is applied to the lips of the user, the user notices a sensation in the lips, the sensation associated with the interaction of the receptors with the one or more lip interacting components. Preferably, the composition, when in use, causes at least two sensations (e.g. heat and fizzing) and may comprise two or more lip interacting components. The composition preferably comprises taste and smell components (e.g. an essential oil). Preferably, the composition comprising a dysgeusic component, which alters the perception of taste of the user. Also claimed are methods of weight loss comprising adding the composition described herein to the lips of a user between regular meals.
Patent GB-2583826-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for rendering & pre-encoded load estimation based encoder hinting
Inventor: MICHAEL KOPIETZ
IPC: H04N19/192
Filed: 2018-04-20
Abstract: Encoding video data, comprising: encoding a sequence 500 of video frames in a multi-pass mode that optimises encoder quality settings for each frame to make the encoded size of each frame similar in size to the encoded size of the first frame; recording the calculated encoder quality settings 502; normalising the encoder quality settings based on the quality settings of the first frame 504; encoding frames of a similar video sequence based on the normalised encoder quality setting associated to each frame. The normalised settings are used to hint the encoder to efficiently find quality settings to encode frames at a near constant bitrate. In one embodiment the normalised encoder quality settings are a normalised quantisation parameter QP equal to the current frame quantisation parameter (QP) divided by the first frame quantisation parameter (QP). In other aspects, the normalised encoder quality settings of QP are stored as a list of floats or are multiplied by runtime encoder quality settings before being used to hint the encoder to code the video sequence. The embodiments are aimed at encoding playthroughs of video game data where previous playthrough data from the same game sequence can hint at optimal encoder quality settings.
Patent GB-2579323-A (GB)
Title: Strategic treatment of pressure ulcer using sub-epidermal moisture values
Inventor: MARTIN BURNS
IPC: A61B5/053
Filed: 2018-11-16
Abstract: A patient assessment comprises an initial scan for sub epidermal moisture 644 (SEM) of a body location selected for monitoring. The patient is assigned to a risk category, based partially on the initial SEM scan of the body location. A delta value is calculated for a previous SEM scan. If the delta value for a body location is greater than a first threshold, a SEM scan is performed on that body location after a first time interval. If the delta value is exceeds a second threshold, a SEM scan is performed after a second time interval which is shorter than the first time interval. In this way, SEM measurements may be limited to when they are needed.
Patent GB-2581450-A (GB)
Title: Container with compression device
Inventor: COLINS DYKE
IPC: B65F1/16
Filed: 2018-10-22
Abstract: The present invention relates to a container (100) comprising a base (10) and a wall (20, 30, 40) that together define an internal storage volume (50), wherein the wall comprises an opening (21) that is configured to receive a device (200) for compressing material present in the container.
Patent GB-2588263-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for purging an exhaust reductant delivery system
Inventor: RICHARD D YOUNG
IPC: F01N3/20
Filed: 2016-03-03
Abstract: An exhaust reductant delivery system 100 comprises a pump 104 which receives reductant from a reductant tank 102 and is operable between a normal state and a purge state. A pump reservoir 106 can receive reductant from and provide reductant to the pump. A valve 108 of an injector or doser is separated from the pump by the pump reservoir and can receive reductant from and provide reductant to the pump reservoir. A timer reservoir 110 is separated from the pump by the pump reservoir and can receive reductant from and provide reductant to the pump reservoir. A backflow line 105 is provided between the timer reservoir and tank and can receive reductant from the timer reservoir and provide reductant to the timer reservoir. The pump provides reductant from the tank to the pump reservoir when operated in the normal state, and creates a first negative pressure at the pump outlet when in the purge state. A method of operating the system further includes creating a second negative pressure in the pump reservoir and a third negative pressure in the backflow line when the pump is in the purge state.
Patent GB-2589454-A (GB)
Title: Methods for hydrocarbon recovery using alkoxylate emulsions
Inventor: UPALI WEERASOORIYA
IPC: E21B43/16
Filed: 2019-04-04
Abstract: Provided herein are compounds, compositions, and methods having application in the field of enhanced oil recovery (EOR). In particular, the compounds, compositions, and methods provided can be used for the recovery of a large range of crude oil compositions from challenging reservoirs.
Patent GB-2605440-A (GB)
Title: System and methods for automatically generating a muscial composition having audibly correct form
Inventor: JOSEPH MICHAEL WILLIAM LYSKE
IPC: G10H1/00
Filed: 2021-03-31
Abstract: A method of automated music composition comprising: partitioning existing compositions into sections with metadata describing the compositional nature of the section including chords, duration, and form, mapping transitions between the sections to identify frequently used transitions, receiving a briefing narrative comprising musical sections with emotional descriptions, and assembling a composition through selecting sections having tags that align with the emotional descriptions. The sections may generate unique variations with similar properties each time they are used. The assembled sections may represent a chord scheme or sequence with associated timings. The sections may be of varying length and the chords may be expressed by their relationship to the local tonic of the section. The transitions between sections may be recorded using Markov-chain associations. The method may further comprise utilising a list of textural components to generate overarching themes that link the assembled list of sections to the narrative.
Patent GB-2596203-A (GB)
Title: Seat apparatus
Inventor: JEREMY SMITH
IPC: B64D11/06
Filed: 2021-04-26
Abstract: An extendable vehicle seat pan includes a seat pan 8 defining a support surface S1 with a retractable and extendable thigh support 9 with support members 21-n which deploy from under pan 8 to extend the support surface S1. A bias (e.g. gas strut 28, fig 5B) can urge the support retracted or extended. A thigh cushion 11 deforms around the front of the thigh support 9 helped by cut-outs 23. An elasticated cover 25 around thigh cushion 11 is retracted around a drum 27, and support arms 18 can travel along tracks 19. A platform (30, fig 4A) that is a continuation of an upper surface of a seat pan cushion 10 can also be deployed. The vehicle can be an aircraft.
Patent GB-2598184-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle proximity sensor system
Inventor: DAVID EDGAR
IPC: G08G1/042
Filed: 2021-05-07
Abstract: A vehicle proximity sensor system which comprises a magnetometer 204 and a controller 206. The controller is configured to receive a reference signal and a measurement signal from the magnetometer. The controller determines magnetic field displacement data based on the reference and measurement signal and signals the presence of a vehicle based on the magnetic field displacement data, this may involve the data exceeding one or more displacement thresholds. The controller may signal by activating an alert signal generator 208, which may generate an audible or visual signal. The trajectory of the vehicle may be determined. The use of a magnetometer can distinguish the presence of a vehicle from a non-vehicle such as a pedestrian, as the vehicle has a large ferromagnetic mass. Multiple thresholds may be used to help distinguish between large vehicles, such as forklifts, and smaller objects which comprise ferromagnetic materials, such as a trolley. The vehicle proximity sensor may be incorporated into a safety barrier, safety bollard, safety rail, a post, or a collision sensor.
Patent GB-2613190-A (GB)
Title: A bait station
Inventor: DAVID GEORGE RAND
IPC: A01M25/00
Filed: 2021-11-26
Abstract: A bait station to administer a poison to target pest animals, such as rats or mice, with an enclosure that may have side walls and a roof. The enclosure has a floor with at least one aperture 31 arranged to allow a target pest animal to enter and exit the enclosed volume by tunnelling from beneath the bait station. There may be a plurality of apertures 31, 32, 33 to provide an entrance and exit. The enclosure may have legs extending from the floor which may be tapered. There may be a removable part, such as a roof panel, to allow access inside the enclosure by a user. There may be a lid to keep the enclosure dry. A method of using the station is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2615304-A (GB)
Title: Continuous smooth surface segmentation
Inventor: TANIS ADRIANO MAR HERNANDEZ
IPC: G06T7/00
Filed: 2022-01-28
Abstract: A method of detecting continuous surfaces of an object to be cleaned comprising receiving point cloud data, applying a surface segmentation algorithm to the point cloud, and identifying surface segments of the object with a curvature below a predetermined threshold. The method may comprise a region-growing algorithm wherein a point is selected as a segment seed, and neighbouring points are added to the segment when they are below predetermined smoothness and curvature thresholds. The process may iterate with each neighbouring point being chosen as the seed. The smoothness threshold may be the angle between the normals of the seed point and the chosen neighbouring point. The curvature threshold may be the local curvature of the point. The method may comprise a RANSAC algorithm wherein points are chosen at random as parameters for a function, and wherein it is determined how many points of the point cloud fit within a predetermined tolerance of the function. The process may be repeated until the function that fits the most points is found. A toolpath may be generated using the detected surface segment.
Patent GB-2615349-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to graphite processing
Inventor: SERGEY ALEKSEEV
IPC: C01B32/215
Filed: 2022-02-07
Abstract: A method for processing graphite in a flow reactor is disclosed which comprises the steps of providing a flow reactor which comprises a vessel for receiving a reaction mixture comprising natural graphite and water; an activator for imparting rotational motion to the reaction mixture; and at least one input channel for introducing the reaction mixture into the vessel; introducing the reaction mixture into the vessel; operating the activator to process the reaction mixture; obtaining the processed reaction mixture from the vessel. Also a flow reactor for use in purifying graphite which comprises a vessel for receiving a reaction mixture comprising natural graphite and water; an activator for imparting rotational motion to the reaction mixture; and at least one input channel for introducing the reaction mixture into the vessel; and a conductive composition which comprises purified graphite having a carbon content of at least 96wt%; wherein the composition has a conductivity of greater than 60,000 S/m; and wherein the purified graphite is substantially free from an additional impurity. The flow reactor may also comprise a resonator to form acoustic waves within the reactor.
Patent GB-2605029-A (GB)
Title: Use of transformed coefficients to provide embedded signalling for watermarking
Inventor: SIMONE FERRARA
IPC: H04N19/467
Filed: 2020-10-02
Abstract: Examples described herein relate to decoding and encoding signals. A method of performing signal decoding operations on one or more portions of a signal is presented. The performing is based at least in part on information embedded in one or more values received in one or more encoded data layers transmitted within a stream of encoded data, wherein said values are associated with transformed coefficients intended to be processed by a decoder for deriving elements of the signal, and wherein said information comprises an indication of watermarking information associated with the signal.
Patent GB-2607769-A (GB)
Title: Performing search based on position information
Inventor: KENTA WATANABE
IPC: G06F16/58
Filed: 2021-01-19
Abstract: Provided are techniques for performing a search based on position information. A search request that provides location information for a region of a screen image is received (900). A selection of a type indicator is received, where the type indicator indicates one of a text item and an image (902). In response to the type indicator indicating the text item (904), one or more of the text item and a date and time are received (906). A search is performed using the location information and the one or more of the text item and the date and time to identify one or more screen image identifiers of one or more corresponding screen images of a plurality of screen images (908). The one or more screen image identifiers are used to retrieve the one or more corresponding screen images (910). The one or more corresponding screen images are displayed as search results (912).
Patent GB-2607784-A (GB)
Title: Steering of marine equipment towed by a vessel by a running block
Inventor: Erik GODØY
IPC: G01V1/38
Filed: 2021-03-02
Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of marine towing operations for marine seismic survey systems and seismic data gathering. More specifically, the present invention relates to seismic sources and receiver sensor cables, streamers, floats etc., that have means for adjusting and keeping a desired position in an array during a tow behind a vessel. The apparatus comprises a pulley apparatus, being a kind of running block (1), connected with and supporting marine equipment (3, 3'). The running block (1) is configured to attach to the deflected lead wire or tow wire (2, 9). It has means for traveling along the wire (2, 9).